RAMAKRISHNA HOUSE

Architect - Charles Correa

Location - Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Date - 1962 -64'
CHARLES MARK CORREA
• 1st Sept. 1930 - 16th june 2015
• Indian architect and urban
planner
• Creator of modern architecture
in Post independant India
• He has designed from low
income housing to luxury condos • He's won many awards including The
• He rejected glass and metal Padma shri, Padma vibushan,
Praemium imperiale etc.
• He studied in University of Mumbai,
Massachussetts Institute of
Technology
STYLE
• He focused on designs deeply
rooted in local cultures, all the
while providing modern
structure solutions under his
creative designs
• His style was also focused on
reintroducing outdoor spaces
and terraces
• His work is a physical
manifestation of Indian
Nationhood, modernity and
progress.
INTRODUCTION
• It's a climate responsive house in a
tropical climate
• It was designed during High climate issues
which led Correa to develop concepts for
houses with natural ventilation.
• He discovered that spaces that are open
to sky has a positive effect o the
atmosphere and quality of life inside
• The open roof also suited the Indian
climate and the indians had a different
relation to built forms because of the
warm climate.
• The Ramkrishna house is built
with the same energy-passive
concepts that was developed for
the Tube House and the
Hindustan Lever Pavillion.
• These houses are bulit in a hot-
dry climate and provides a
natural flow of the air, so that
the hot air are ventilated out
through the toplight “cannon”
openings.
• These openings also provides
natural lighting for the house.
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
• The design of the house is closely connected to the climatic
challenges. The long and narrow shape as well as the openings in the
roof are important for the flow of air.
• The number of doors and windows are minimized to improve the air
movement in the house. The openings in the roof are angled to
minimize the heat that are absorbed inside.
• The house is situated in the north edge of the site to maximise the
garden in south, witch the main living areas are faced towards.
• Materials used are brick and concrete,with a number of paralell walls
to bear the construction. These walls are situated according to the
interior courts that are top-lit by the roof openings
TUBE HOUSE
The Ramkrishna House is segregated into
four main zones; on the ground floor is the
family living/ entertaining area, the guest
room with its own garden, kitchen, and the
service room. A second, more private family
area, is located on the upper floor, with
additional bedrooms spanning across the
main facade overlooking the garden. Giving
the structure a frame are two staircases
rising in opposite directions to the upper
level. IThe plan reads as a series of parallel
load bearing walls, punctuated with internal
courtyards which are top-lit naturally. This
palatial home was constructed using exposed
brick and concrete, the flooring was polished
kota stone in a luminous colour.
BY,SAURAV V GOWDA & SARATH VENU